Swartwout Fire
The Swartwout Fire burned 1,100 acres in Ward County, North Dakota, in 2008. It was discovered on April 8, 2008, and contained on April 9, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- April 8, 2008
- Contained
- April 9, 2008
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 48.269, -101.058.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- April 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 9, 2008, 3:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- North Dakota
- County
- Ward County
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Reporting unit
- North Dakota State Forest Service
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2008_ND-NDS-08005
Other large fires in North Dakota in 20089
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Fire | 2,405 | Jul 23, 2008 | Natural |
| Woodbury Fire | 2,000 | Mar 3, 2008 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,900 | Apr 14, 2008 | Human |
| Pool 326 Fire | 1,701 | Apr 18, 2008 | |
| Grader Fire | 1,680 | Apr 7, 2008 | Human |
| Klitzke Fire | 1,500 | Apr 19, 2008 | Human |
| Sprout Fire | 1,200 | Apr 3, 2008 | Human |
| Heinke Fire | 1,000 | Apr 3, 2008 | Human |
| Colin Conley Fire | 1,000 | May 17, 2008 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.